UNSPSC 50401769: Simmonds avocados

The variety of avocados known as simmonds avocados

UNSPSC 50401769 Simmonds avocados is a Commodity code. State and local governments purchase fresh produce—including avocados, fresh fruits, vegetables, and related processing and delivery services—under this code primarily through institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities, state residential living centers, schools, senior centers, and child care programs. The sourcing and delivery scope typically requires compliance with USDA grading standards, food safety regulations including HACCP protocols, temperature-controlled transportation, and direct delivery to central warehouses or individual facility locations. Issuing bodies span Texas state agencies (particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and school nutrition programs), Illinois state agencies (Department of Corrections, Department of Mental Health), Georgia school districts, and municipal and county food service operations. Texas dominates recent activity with multiple simultaneous solicitations from HHSC and TDCJ for produce destined to state-supported living centers and correctional facility food warehouses, while school districts across Georgia and Illinois also source fresh produce under the code for meal programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple overlapping IFBs in June and September 2026 for bulk white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables to supply food warehouses serving institutional operations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited consumables and fresh groceries for Lufkin and Mexia State Supported Living Centers (IFBs HHS0018082, HHS0017872, HHS0017799, HHS0017798) with responses due August–October 2026, requiring F.O.B. Destination pricing and three-day delivery windows. Georgia school districts—including Bartow County Schools (RFP 10-2026-019, due June 22, 2026), Dougherty County Board of Education (sealed bid due June 16, 2026), Early County Schools (due June 8, 2026), and Bryan County Schools (sealed bid due May 27, 2026)—emphasize local sourcing within 400 miles and seasonal variety. Illinois agencies including the Department of Corrections at Joliet Treatment Center (IFB 27426DOCJOLIEB53849, due September 3, 2026, small business set-aside) and the Department of Mental Health at Madden Mental Health Center (small purchase, due August 14, 2026) solicited bi-weekly or weekly fresh produce deliveries. The Madison Metropolitan School District (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) required Wisconsin-sourced ready-to-eat snacks for approximately 5,900 weekly servings under a USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program grant. All school and institutional contracts emphasize quality, timely delivery, traceability documentation, and insurance requirements including general liability minimums of $500,000 to $1 million.